Equity & Financing: FireFly Metals raised about A$180m via an A$150m institutional placement and a ~A$30m TSX bought deal to fund development, drilling and feasibility work at its Green Bay copper-gold project in Newfoundland. M&A & Expansion: Stanmore Resources will buy Exxaro’s Moranbah South coal tenements for about $145m, adding 724Mt of measured and indicated resources next to its Eagle Downs and Isaac Downs Extension. Critical Minerals IPO Pause: Vale has shelved plans for an IPO of its critical-minerals unit Vale Base Metals after political pushback in Brazil over strategic asset control. Project Updates: Nordique Critical Metals filed the preliminary economic assessment technical report for the Kwyjibo rare earth project and awaits TSXV feedback; Lake Victoria Gold advanced early works at its Imwelo gold project in Tanzania, including access-road repairs and earthworks. Permitting & Policy: Yukon says it has more than doubled mining decision documents this year and cut timelines by over 50%, with most decisions within 90 days. Supply Chain & Scrutiny: The Copper Mark assurance body says pressure is rising for full metals supply-chain transparency beyond mine sites. Sanctions: The US imposed new sanctions targeting Raul Castro’s grandson and Cuban entities tied to banking, energy and nickel/mining sectors. Safety & Enforcement: Kentucky plans a traffic shift on I-69 for mine-void stabilization via grout injection; South Africa’s “Operation Prosper” arrested suspected illegal miners and recovered firearms near Sibanye-Stillwater.